Sri Lanka, July 3 -- COLOMBO - The Court of Appeal on Friday (2) dismissed an appeal filed by Yoshitha Rajapaksa, the son of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa, seeking to prevent prosecutors from pro... Read More
COLOMBO, July 3 -- Sri Lanka's reclassification by the World Bank as an upper-middle-income country masks the country's worsening social and economic reality, with poverty having doubled since 2019 de... Read More
COLOMBO, July 2 -- The World Bank on Thursday (2) announced the reclassification of Sri Lanka as an upper-middle-income economy effective July 1, 2026, based on its Gross National Income (GNI) per cap... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 2 -- COLOMBO - Sri Lanka on Wednesday (July 1) lifted the nationwide state of emergency imposed following the devastating Cyclone Ditwah, nearly eight months after the storm killed hun... Read More
COLOMBO, July 2 -- The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) in Sri Lanka, with support from the Government of Canada, hosted a 'Knowledge and Experience Sharing' event on Thursday (2) to showcase... Read More
Sri Lanka, July 2 -- On Wednesday (July 1), Sri Lanka was formally reclassified by the World Bank as an upper-middle-income country. The announcement arrived quietly, embedded in the Bank's annual rev... Read More
COLOMBO, July 2 -- Sri Lanka should view its large overseas diaspora as a strategic economic asset and introduce policies to encourage greater investment and engagement from expatriate communities, fo... Read More
COLOMBO, June 30 -- Sri Lanka on Tuesday (June 30) reduced retail fuel prices for the first time in four months, reversing part of a series of steep increases imposed earlier this year as global crude... Read More
COLOMBO, June 30 -- Sri Lankan public officials required to declare their assets and liabilities must submit their annual disclosures by Tuesday (June 30) or face fines and possible legal action, the ... Read More
COLOMBO, June 30 -- A Tamil constitutional initiative has moved to accelerate preparations for Sri Lanka's anticipated constitutional reform process by appointing three specialist committees to develo... Read More